The Irish standard., 1887-09-10
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Religious Notes.

uc churches.
Rev, Il. j. Durward has been changed
from Seneca to BarabOo.
In a population of 5000. Buffalo
hasa population Of 10000 Catholics
Rev. j. i. Halbenkaun, Of Pine Bluff,
Wis. has been changed to Seymour.
The Academy Of the Sacred Heart,
Chicago, resumed studies last Tuesday.
Rev. M. Luby has been transferred
from Doylestown, Wis, to Kendall
town.
Sunday, August %, was the feast OF
that great doctor of the Church, st.
Augustine.
Bishop J. O.Connor. Of Omaha, was
in Chicago last week, OH his way home
from the East.
The jubilee collection for the Holy
Father at st. Johns Cathedral, Mil
waukee. amounted to :sl3Q.
Rev D. Savage, of Montgomery, Ala,
has Joined the Trappist Fathers at New
Mount, near Dubuque, iowa.
The sum Of $1,000 was netted by the
recent fair at the Church OF the I'M
maculate Conception, Milwaukee.
The Catholic church at St. Edward,
Neb, was struck by lightning the other
day. and lot Of carpenters st work on
the building were more or less shocked.
Father Burke said that Irish was the
oniy tongue the devil never could I'M
derstand, and that it was a puzzle how,
thus ignorant. he succeeded in tempt
ing Eve.
Rev. Fl. Reinhart. the neWly-ap-
pointed procurator of St. Francis Sem
mary, Milwaukee, has arrived in that
CITY from La Crosse, where has been
for the past year.
Catholic parochial schools have been
in full operation for the LAST month IN
California, aud the vast naj ority OF the
schools iii the east and west opened the
first Monday III September.
On Wednesday, August II, the Ven
erable Peter Richard Kenrick, Arch
bishop Of St. Louis, entered upon MS
92d year, having been born in the city
Of Dublin. ireland, August II, 1906.
One DIR. Shannon said to Father
Burke. "After all 1 would rather be
priest than q doctor" ''Tbat is be
cause you would find it ersier to preach
than to practice returned Father
Burke.
Father Burke conducted the Prince
Of Wales through the tJatacombs.
When asked what comments Ills Royal
Highness had made-Whsat lie said--the
good Father replied that tae Prince had
said 'sAw!"
Father Riordan, Of Castle Garden
the other day received ten young clergy
men who were on their way to Bishop
Ireland Of ST. Paul. They We're stu
dents at the University Of IAouvane,
Belgium, where the Rev. j. j. LaWler
found them during his travels.
The Milwaukee county c. t. a.
Union, at recent meeting. decided to
take so.ne appropriate action on the oc-
casion of Father Donahoe's fifgieth an
niversary. Father Donahoe was presi-
dent of the first local G. T. a.. Society
OF Milwaukee, and a few OF the old
members are still in it's ranks. The
matter is in charge Of a committee.
The German government has given
to Catholics for evanyelization 81 large
territory stretching from the east AFrl-
can coast to Kilimanjaro, and almost
conterminous with the territory OF the
German East African company, Ac-
cording to the practice of the German
government in allowing the ministers
Of only one religion in the same colony,
the Catholics will have this country tor
their work. exclusively.
In Norway, before 1s45, Catholic
priests were forbidden in the country
under pain Of death. Twenty years
ago there were only l30 Catholics, now
there are over 500, with twenty priests
while Sisters of Charity have the man
agement Of two hospitals and eight
schools. The sparseness Of the popula-
tion and the great distances which sep
arate one town from another are, OF
course, unfavorable conditions for the
propagation of religion in Ultima
Thule. y
Some very necessary improvements
are being made in and around st. John s
Cathedral, Milwaukee, such as the
painting Of the pews, remodeling the
vestibule, the lowering Of the alter raj
building new stone steps and the beau
tifying Of the little chapel, all of which !
will cost nearly $4,000. A reunion Of
the members Of the parish will be held
at the Light Horse Squadron Armory